Another Maid

The seventeen year old girl ran down the street her bare feet sore after stepping on random things that lined the filthy street. Her long black her, which reached roughly just past her shoulder blades, flitted out behind her. Her eyes had a look of worry and fear in the because she worked at a pub as a waitress/play toy, and was late again. The moment the girl went through the door Jud Danvers, the owner, was there to "greet" her.

"Lora! You're late again." he said slapping her across the cheek. Lora didn't even bother trying to make up and excuse she just touched her tiny hand to her now burning cheek and looked angrily up into the brawny man's eyes. "Now hurry along wench and go get changed. There's a man here who specially requested you. He's a knight so don't go screwing anything up!"

"Why should I get changed. It's not like this knight is going to let me wear my clothes for much longer." she retorted sarcastically.

"GO!" he yelled pointing at the privy on the other side of the room. She had a few interuptions ont he way over. A man she was very familiar man squeezed her rear.

"Hey Lora. After your done with that knight you still gonna have enough energy for lil' ol' Maxy." he said with a drunked smile.

"Don't I always." she said running her nails along her cheek. After a few more familiar faces she finally was able to get changed into a black corsett and a orange gypsy skirt. She pulling hose made to look like netting up her legs and put on tight knee height black leather books. She lined her eyes in a black pencil and used a light eye paint above her eyes. She painted her lips a blood red and finally left the privvy. She heard Jud and the knight conversing as she came out.

"So how'd you hear about our Lora." she heard Jud ask.

"Many knights and refugees at the camp where I'm posted were always talking about her so I figured I might as well come find out about this Lorainne they speak of." After that Jud noticed Lora who nodded and Jud pointed the knight to where Lora was.

The knight stood up from the bar and walked across the room. He was relatively tall and was probably in his mid twenties. His hair was a messy brown and his eyes a light but kind looking green. However Lora had learned to never trust a man's eyes. They were always deceiving. He grabbed her wrist and led her up the stairs into a room Lora had seen many a time.

"Lorainne isn't it?" the man asked as he closed the door.

"Lora if you please sir. May I inquire as to your name?" she asked with her fake, however realistic looking, flirtatious grin.

"Sir Nealan. Just Neal though." the knight named Neal replied. Lora could not bring herself to look away from those eyes. They looked to kind for what he was doing. 'Stop being silly Lora!' she told herself 'There is no such thing as a kind man!'

"Well then Neal what are we waiting for?" Lora asked meaning it as a retorical question. She undid the front of her corsett but was wearing no breast band. Eventually she ended up in the bed with this Sir Nealen making passionate love as she was paid to do.

Kel was sneaking to her favorite pub. She never drank in front of her friends, it was a reputation she earned herself, and so she had to sneak away whenever she felt she really needed a drink. Today she needed one. She sat at the bar making idle chat with a man, not yet drunk but Kel realized it was soon to come. Her hair had grown down to her shoulders and she had it pulled back in a thick braid, Yuki did for her. She just happened to look up at the right time to see Neal coming down the stairs with a very attractive girl she was sure worked here. Even from where she was sitting she could see a thick layer of sweat all over Neal's showing skin. She watched as he slipped the girl a couple of gold crowns then Kel could no longer bear it.

"Neal!." she yelled at the man who looked up smiling but his face quickly turned to a scared look of distress. He ran up to her with a scared look on his face. "Neal, what are you doing here! You're married! I'm telling Yuki." she said standing up from the bar and leaving a tip as she left the pub with Neal chasing after her.

"Kel no please don't!" Neal pleaded.

"Neal Yuki's pregnant! And your here making love to some other girl! Yuki is my friend and deserves to know you where making love with some- some slut you paid none the less!" she said as they rouned the corner and Kel mounted her horse so she could ride back to New Hope.

Kel found Yuki by the fountain staring down at her swelling belly with a smile. Neal stood there looking simply heart broken and felt paralyzed. Kel snapped him out of that quickly. She grabbed his wrist and dragged him over to where Yuki was sitting. She looked up with a cheerful smile.

"Hey guys." after seeing the anger in Kel's eyes and distress in Neal's Yuki's smile faded. "What's wrong?" she asked timidly.

"Tell her." Kel demanded letting go of Neal's wrist.

"I- umm- I well." Neal stammered.

"I caught Neal after making love with some slut he found at a pub. And he paid her!." Kel said cutting the wordless Neal off. Yuki was silent for a moment trying despretly to gain control of the same Yamani mask her and Kel posessed but could not. Tears swelled in her eyes and she ran off as fast as a pregnant woman could.

Hope you guys liked it! I'm not quite sure where I'm going with it yet. PLEASE R & R. Thanks!

Mao Shu